Needs and prospects for crime-fighting technology : the federal role in assisting state and local law enforcement / William Schwabe.

By:

Schwabe, William, 1942- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Rand eBooks

Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1999Description: xi, 50 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

computer
unmediated

Carrier type:

online resource
volume

ISBN:

0833027891
0833043587 (electronic bk.)
9780833027894
9780833043580 (electronic bk.)

Other title:

Crime fighting technology

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Electronic books.

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HV7936.E7 S39 1999

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Summary: Most policing in the United States is done by law enforcement agencies at the local level. Although most Americans prefer that policing be controlled locally, there is considerable support for federal help in funding police. One area in which federal funding has been seen as useful is in the development, testing, and implementation of improved technology. An initiative proposed by the Clinton administration would increase funding of state and local law enforcement, with emphasis on technology assistance, technology deployment, crime lab improvements, and training. This report provides information on the current status in each of these, gives examples of what has been accomplished, and suggests prospects for improvements.

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"Science and Technology Policy Institute."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-70).

Most policing in the United States is done by law enforcement agencies at the local level. Although most Americans prefer that policing be controlled locally, there is considerable support for federal help in funding police. One area in which federal funding has been seen as useful is in the development, testing, and implementation of improved technology. An initiative proposed by the Clinton administration would increase funding of state and local law enforcement, with emphasis on technology assistance, technology deployment, crime lab improvements, and training. This report provides information on the current status in each of these, gives examples of what has been accomplished, and suggests prospects for improvements.

Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.